The short story “First Contact”, by Murray Leinster, was published in the May 1945 edition of Astounding magazine.
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For discussion of the “First Contact” short story see the following:
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Dick, Steven J in his “The Biological Universe” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 260 (in Chapter 5) of the |
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Guthke, Karl S in his “The Last Frontier : Imagining Other Worlds From the Copernican Revolution to Modern Science Fiction: Imagining Other Worlds From the Copernican Revolution to Modern Science Fiction” (1990) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 29 (in Chapter 1.3) of the Cornell University softcover edition. |
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McDonough, Thomas R in his “The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - Listening for Life in the Cosmos” (1987) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 42-43 (in Chapter 3) of the Wiley softcover edition. |
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Pickover, Clifford in his “The Science of Aliens” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 146 (in Chapter 7) of the Basic Books hardback edition. |
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Rutkowski, Chris in “Making Contact” (1997) (edited by Bill Fawcett) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 97 (in Section 2) of the Morrow hardback edition. |
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Stern, Donald K in “Cultures beyond the Earth : The Role of Anthropology in Outer Space” (1975) (edited by Magoroh Maruyama and Arthur Harkins) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 51 (in Chapter 2) of the Vintage paperback edition. |
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